The Portland Trail Blazers have landed one of the NBA’s most dynamic guards, acquiring two-time All-Star Ja Morant from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for veteran forward Jerami Grant and forward Kris Murray, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The move ends Morant’s seven-year tenure in Memphis, where the Grizzlies selected him with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Despite injuries and off-court issues in recent seasons, Morant remains one of the league’s premier playmakers and most explosive athletes.
Morant, 26, is a two-time NBA All-Star and former NBA Most Improved Player. For his career, he has averaged more than 22 points and seven assists per game while helping lead Memphis to multiple playoff appearances.
For Portland, the trade signals a major commitment to accelerating its rebuild. Morant joins a young, talented core as the franchise looks to return to playoff contention in a loaded Western Conference. Meanwhile, Memphis receives an established veteran in Grant and a promising young forward in Murray as the organization continues to reshape its roster.
The trade is one of the biggest moves of the NBA offseason and immediately alters the landscape of the Western Conference, giving the Trail Blazers a franchise-caliber point guard while the Grizzlies begin a new chapter following one of the most successful eras in team history.
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